Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive143% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 11:40
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 260
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 736
71% 585 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2078 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.3% Good
Lighting 83.8
Reflection 82.3
Parallax 69.8
68% 78.6 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 74.1
Splatting 74.3
59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 1,493
Write 517
Mixed 636
192% 882 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 21.4
122% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 487
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 49
119% 256 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 143%
Great: 155%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
238GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 402
Mixed 419
98% 440 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 50.7
174% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 115
143% 254 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 113%
Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
227GB free
Firmware: X41320RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Read 487
Write 336
Mixed 299
83% 374 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 67.8
4K Mixed 22.3
109% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 43.5
98% 207 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
845GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 159
Mixed 170
129% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.23
78% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
758GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 171
Write 127
Mixed 132
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.14
71% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 31.8
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 45.3
SC Mixed 32
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 104%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z270X-Gaming K5 Builds (Compare 1,101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming K5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $781
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HDDRAMUSB
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